About Me

In 2000, while living in Cape Town, South Africa, I doubted any alternative therapies due to my medical background but with persistent lower back pain, I decided to give it a try as nothing else was working. To my surprise, Reiki effectively addressed my energy blockages and to this day I still don’t have a back problem.  This inspired me to become a Reiki practitioner in order to help others in the same way. 

It was not my plan to do the teacher level of Reiki but my teacher of the other levels was leaving the country.  It made sense to do it just in case I wanted to teach at a later time. When I ran my first teaching class, I discovered that I love it!.  I had no idea I was a born teacher until then.  After teaching a few classes, I realized my students needed more practice.  I connected with a local hospital to bring Reiki into the inpatient wards. They agreed and we started a volunteer group. This served my desire to volunteer and give back to the community I lived in and it allowed my students to get some practice. The patients we worked on reported a profound sense of peace and relaxation, but it also eased the side effects of their medications such as chemotherapy. It was a remarkable experience for my students as well as myself.

Upon relocating to Calgary, Canada, and opening my own Reiki practice, I continued volunteering by providing Reiki treatments at the Ronald McDonald House for patients and staff. This experience allowed me to work with children in a healing capacity which I had not done before.